Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Snows Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Snows Hill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Snows Hill

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Snows Hill:
  • 35.984229, -85.876653
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Snows Hill

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Snows Hill is near Cannon County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Snows Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snows Hill ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cottage Home
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
  • Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
• Cross Roads
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cross Roads is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Gassaway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gassaway is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
• Greenmoss Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenmoss Ferry is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmoss Ferry
• Half Acre
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Half Acre is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
• Loves Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loves Ferry is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Ferry
• Mount Ararat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Ararat is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ararat
• Rabbit Bluff ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rabbit Bluff is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bluff
• Stringtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stringtown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Temperance Hall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
• Youngblood ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood

How Far From Snows Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Snows Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Snows Hill and extending to:

• Smithville, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Snows Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 524 miles [843.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,112 miles [11,445.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,987 miles [8,025.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'